The law on IRB is in regard to institutions receiving federal funds, not on individual researchers. So, while I'm all about ethics and would encourage some consultation among peers about that, there is no legal mandate. There may be issues with some journals that will not publish without an IRB approval -- I'm shooting from the hip on that one, so you'd want to research it more. -- Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Tilton, Shane <tiltons@ohio.edu> wrote:
Has anybody conducted research while not attached to a college or a university (either as a student or faculty member)?
The question I have is "is there an IRB process for those outside of the traditional academy?" _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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